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The story behind the 42cm nail

By Chloe Randall | 13 February 2021

After winning multiple nail competitions, Ildiko Gheraszim, of Nails As Jewels, used the time lockdown gave her to improve her skills by taking part in many online courses with various…

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5 things I love about being a competition judge

By Alex Fox | 13 February 2021

Scratch chats to Denise Wright, who’s name is synonymous with nail competitions, about why she loves running & judging nail competitions   1: What it means to me Competitions have…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Aminah Akhtar of Minnie’s Beauty Lounge

By Callie Iley | 13 February 2021

Scratch chats with Aminah Akhtar of Minnie’s Beauty Lounge about the messages behind her nail art and the progress she’s made during her nail career so far… “The thing I…

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5 things I love about being a session nail technician

By Helena Biggs | 12 February 2021

Scratch chats to session nail technician & Scratch Stars Session Stylist of the Year 20/21 finalist, Lauren Michelle Pires, about her work life & the things she loves most about…

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Mindful matters: power of positivity #2

By Alex Fox | 11 February 2021

Goodness me, is it February already? Where does the time go? The word February is taken from the Latin word ‘Februa’, meaning ‘to cleanse’. The Roman calendar month of Februarias…

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Facebook Classes set to support the delivery of online nail education 

By Kat Hill | 11 February 2021

Social media platform, Facebook, is set to offer a new function which allows users to create and host interactive and live classes on its platform. Ideal for nail educators and…

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5 things I love about being a nail educator

By Chloe Randall | 11 February 2021

Scratch chats with award-winning educator, Hannah Garbett of Staffordshire Nail Academy, about why she loves being a nail educator… 1.Colleagues Working with so many talented and passionate individuals. 2.Rewarding The…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: If I wasn’t a nail tech…

By Callie Iley | 11 February 2021

Check out all the entries to the 10 February nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating designs inspired by what job they’d be doing if…

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5 ways to use Canva to support your beauty business marketing

By Metta Francis | 11 February 2021

Award-winning nail professional, Metta Francis, shares her top tips for graphic creation tool, Canva… I’m a big fan of Canva as it allows you to create free (or very low…

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National Creativity Day

The nail and beauty industries thrive on creativity and artistry – so what better day to celebrate your craft? If…

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Sherlock Holmes Day

Celebrate the world’s most iconic detective with some mystery and intrigue! Create a scavenger hunt on your social media: post…

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